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Privacy Policy
How OZO Gem Studio collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information across ozo-gemstudio.com, the design Studio, Gift a Design, and event bookings.
1.Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how OZO Gem Studio (“OZO,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you visit ozo-gemstudio.com, design a bracelet in our Studio, place an order, send a gift, or otherwise use our services (the “Services”).
By using the Services, you agree to the practices described in this Policy, which is written to be consistent with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) of the Philippines and its implementing rules and regulations.
2.Information we collect
Information you give us directly: contact details (name, email, phone where provided), delivery details (shipping address, barangay, city, province, postal code), order details (wrist size, chosen gemstones, cart items), personalization content (any photo or message you add to a Gift a Design, and any “meaning reading” narrative you choose to generate), event details you share when requesting a booking or submitting a design as a guest, inquiry details from our Contact form, and any optional description you type in “Let us suggest a design.”
Our payment processor, PayMongo, tells us your payment status and method (e.g., GCash, or a card's last four digits) — we never receive or store your full card number, CVV, or online banking credentials.
Information collected automatically: basic usage information about how the Studio is used (for example, which gemstones are viewed or placed most often), used in aggregate to improve the product, and standard technical data our hosting provider processes to deliver the site securely, such as IP address and browser type.
What we don't collect: we don't require a password-protected account to shop, and we never ask for government ID numbers or your full card or bank details.
3.How we use your information
To take and fulfill your order — ready-made, custom, Gift a Design, or event.
To generate and deliver a Gift a Design's one-time redemption code and e-gift card.
To keep you, and where applicable your gift recipient, updated on order status and delivery.
To ship your order and coordinate with our courier.
To respond to inquiries and event booking requests.
To operate and improve the Studio, including the optional AI design-suggestion feature.
To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or technical issues.
To meet our legal, tax, and bookkeeping obligations.
4.How we share your information
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only as needed to run OZO Gem Studio, and only for the purpose described: PayMongo, to process payment by card, GCash, Maya, GrabPay, ShopeePay, or QR Ph; Brevo, to send order confirmations and delivery updates; Supabase, our database and storage provider, which securely holds order and design records; Cloudflare, our hosting and content-delivery provider, and where uploaded photos are stored; our AI design-suggestion provider, which only ever receives the optional description you type in “Let us suggest a design,” never your name, email, or address; our delivery courier(s), who receive your name, delivery address, and phone number solely to deliver your order; and government authorities, only if we're required to by law.
Each provider may only use your information to perform the service we've engaged them for.
5.Gift and event submissions
If you purchase a Gift a Design, the photo and message you upload are shown to your recipient inside the Studio and included on the e-gift card we send you to pass along. If you're a gift recipient or event guest designing a bracelet, the name, wrist size, gemstone choices, and delivery details you submit are used solely to build and ship that piece.
6.Data retention
We keep order and design records for as long as needed to fulfill your order, handle any delivery issue, and meet our bookkeeping and tax obligations, after which we delete or anonymize it. You may ask us to delete your personal information sooner, subject to Section 7.
7.Your rights under the Data Privacy Act of 2012
As a data subject under Philippine law, you have the right to: be informed of how your data is collected and processed (this Policy); access a copy of the personal information we hold about you; correct any inaccurate or outdated information; object to, or request restriction of, certain processing; request erasure or blocking of your data, where legally permitted; data portability, i.e. receive your data in a portable, commonly-used format; and lodge a complaint with the National Privacy Commission (privacy.gov.ph).
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 13.
8.Cookies and local storage
The Studio uses your browser's local storage to remember things like your cart and an in-progress design — this stays on your device and is never sold or shared. We don't use third-party advertising cookies or trackers.
9.Children's privacy
Our Services are intended for people who can lawfully make a purchase in the Philippines. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 without a parent or guardian's involvement — for example, at a family event booth. If you believe a child has provided us personal information without appropriate consent, contact us and we'll delete it.
10.Data security
We apply reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your information: encrypted connections (HTTPS) throughout the Services, access controls limiting who on our team can view order data, and secure, access-controlled storage for uploaded photos. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information appropriately for its sensitivity.
11.Where your information is stored
Our service providers (Section 4) may process and store information on servers located outside the Philippines. Where this occurs, we rely on providers that maintain appropriate contractual and security safeguards for your information.
12.Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we'll update the effective date at the top of this page. Please check back periodically.
13.Contact us
Questions, requests, or complaints about how we handle your personal information can go to:
